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During a morning press conference to announce the move, Jennings, who has never before managed at the professional level, defended his qualifications as a “baseball mind.” Absent from the gathering was outspoken owner Jeffrey Loria, who waited until some of the dust settled later in the day to speak publicly on the matter in a wide-ranging interview with the New York Daily News’ Andy Martino. MORE: Spector: Marlins out of their minds, not out of the box | Fernandez expected to return by late June...

The Marlins right-handed pitcher announced during Monday’s game against the Yankees that he will make his return start July 2. MORE: Former MLB pitcher goes from parking cars to tossing BP | Baseball’s best bargain contracts Fernandez worked out with Marlins minor leaguers in an extended spring training game earlier this month and looked like his old self. His rehab assignment was moved to Triple-A earlier Monday and he is expected to make the first Triple-A start of his career Wednesday for the New Orleans Zephyrs....

According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, the Marlins have had internal discussions to sign the soon-to-be released slugger. At best, the Marlins likely wouldn’t bring him in until rosters expand Sept. 1, but the deal seems like a long shot. MORE: Maybe A-Rod deserves better from the Yankees Rodriguez is set to be released by the Yankees after Friday’s game. Rodriguez is beloved in Miami, where he has a home, after playing high school baseball in Florida and committing to play at Miami before being drafted by the Mariners....

The painting, “Friend Against the Wind,” was completed in 1936 and only exhibited twice, once in New York and later in 1980, when it was last publicly displayed at a Portland, Maine, gallery before being sold to a private collector. Gail Scott, a Maine art historian who has dedicated a significant portion of her career to Hartley’s work, was contacted last year after the collector died. The estate told Scott the painting was in a secured Portland vault to protect against theft....

Blackburn tweeted “Tennesseans want a wall on our southern border” on Monday afternoon, prompting quick responses from many who pointed out that Tennessee is bordered to the south by fellow U.S. states Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Blackburn may have intended to refer to former President Donald Trump’s now-canceled U.S.-Mexico border wall, a project of which she has previously spoken in favor. However, as Tennessee is more than 1,000 miles away from the Mexican border and the wording of Blackburn’s tweet left open the possibility that she was referencing a new proposal for a domestic wall between states, many of those responding to the tweet used geography as a basis to mock the senator....

Made up of two chains of atolls comprised of over 1,000 small islets, the Marshall Islands sit in the central Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and the Philippines. Following the Second World War, the U.S. occupied the islands and used them for nuclear weapons testing between 1946 and 1958. Bikini and Enewetak were used as ground zero and residents were relocated so the 67 tests could be carried out. The Marshall Islands tests made up only around 6 percent of the 1,054 carried out by the U....

According to Adam Schefter, although Lynch won’t get his desired new deal, the team is expected to “add some financial concessions” to his current contract. It’s no surprise, because Lynch had zero leverage to get more than the maximum of $13 million he can earn in the final two years of his deal through 2015. That incuded the Seahawks having a strong fallback plan for a workhorse in rising young star Christine Michael....

According to former Seahawks fullback and Lynch’s old backfield teammate, Michael Robinson, “Beast Mode” is staying retired. Robinson said he received a ton of text messages about the report, so he spoke with Lynch directly. MORE: Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings “I called Beast Mode,” Robinson said on a Periscope session Friday. “Record this, everybody, please. Marshawn Lynch is retired. He told me from his own mouth. He said, ‘Dude, I’m not going anywhere....

Martin, who spent 19 seasons driving for Jack Roush, has returned to the organization as a driver development coach. He announced his new position on Twitter: “Who says you can’t go home?” Martin tweeted. “Excited to reunite with Jack/return to @roushfenway as driver development coach. #DR1VEN.” Martin earned 35 of his 40 career Cup wins while at Roush from 1988-2006 and four of his five runnerup finishes in the standings were with Roush....

I wrote about Jonathan Martin leaving the Dolphins nearly two weeks ago, right after the story broke and well before the firestorm and avalanche of new reports hit. At the time, I thought the pressure of the season and the scrutiny he was under were major reasons for his decision to step away from football and that the cafeteria incident was simply a small part of it. While the grind of the season and the microscope that he was under may have been a contributing factor, it is clear now that it was much more than that....

There have been more exciting finishes this year, like Brad Keselowski’s rally at California, or Denny Hamlin holding off Keselowski at Martinsville. There have been more prestigious victories — Joey Logano’s first Daytona 500 triumph. MORE: Truex likes his title chances | Chase standings | Michigan schedule And there have been more popular victories, like Dale Earnhardt Jr. returning to victory lane at Talladega. There has even been another feel-good story, with Kurt Busch overcoming a three-race suspension and months of legal wrangling and controversy to win at Richmond....

Truex led the field with a top lap of 98.206 mph. Five of the eight remaining Chase drivers will start in the top 10. MORE: Position matters at Martinsville | Jimmie Johnson seeking seventh “This place is just so tough and that first pit stall is just so critical to having a shot at winning here,” Truex said on NBCSN after winning the pole. “I would love to get my first grandfather clock....

“After January, things look bleak for Donald,” Mary said in an interview with The Guardian published on Sunday. “It’s grim for him.” “He has more than $400 million of debt coming in the next four years,” Mary continued. “Why at this point would his lenders cut him any slack? He has never paid anyone back. His businesses are in the tank. He has destroyed his brand.” “He’ll be having meltdowns upon meltdowns right now,” she also said....

On Friday, Hogan vetoed House Bill 670, also known as the Police Reform and Accountability Act of 2021. The legislation terminates the state’s police bill of rights, which as The Washington Post reports has served as a major barrier to accountability and transparency. Maryland’s law is more powerful than other states’ police bill of rights in that it allows officers to wait five days before being interrogated in an investigation, according the Post....

The horror unfolded at around 10.30 a.m. on Thursday morning when Marcus Parks pulled over to let passengers get off his bus in the 1200 block of East Fayette Street at the edge of the Jonestown neighborhood in Baltimore. A man tried to board the bus but Parks said he could not get on and an argument broke out. The killer grabbed Parks’ bag and ran off before shooting the bus driver dead when he tried to catch him....

As a result, Saturday’s game against No. 3 Ohio State has been canceled. It will not be rescheduled. MORE: College football bowl projections for Week 11 Maryland becomes the second Big Ten school to pause team activities since the conference opened play on Oct. 24. No. 13 Wisconsin canceled games against Nebraska and Purdue the past two weeks and will resume action against Michigan. The cancellation affects the Terps (2-1), who have won back-to-back games with Alabama transfer Taulia Tagovailoa....

The calls led the Maryland Emergency Medical Agency to post a tweet alerting residents not to ingest the harmful products. “ALERT - We have received several calls regarding questions about disinfectant use and COVID-19. This is a reminder that under no circumstances should any disinfectant product be administered into the body through injection, ingestion or any other route,” the tweet said. Mike Ricci, the communications director for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, retweeted the alert, writing “We decided to take the step of posting this alert after receiving more than 100 calls to our hotline....

The Terrapins coach flipped 2020 five-star wide receiver Rakim Jarrett (St. John’s College High School, Washington, D.C.) from LSU during the early signing period Wednesday. MORE: 2020 early signing day tracker Jarrett is the No. 2 receiver and No. 20 overall player according to 247Sports. Jarrett previously committed to play at LSU in April. The only receiver ranked higher is Ohio State signee Julian Fleming, the No. 2 overall player in the 2020 class....

La Albiceleste 17/2 for 3rd WC crown A Lionel Messi hat-trick led Jorge Sampaoli’s men to a 3-1 win over Ecuador on Tuesday, securing a place at the showpiece event. Mascherano, who has won 139 caps – just four shy of the nation’s all-time record held by Javier Zanetti, said Russia 2018 would mark the end of his international career. “My cycle in the national team finishes in Russia,” the 33-year-old Barcelona man told TyC Sports on Thursday....

EasyJet confirmed that police were called to intervene Sunday evening after a passenger began screaming and spitting at others over her own refusal to wear a facial covering. Video recorded on Flight EZY481 between Belfast and Edinburgh showed the woman pacing up and down the plane aisle and repeatedly stating, “everybody dies, that’s the only thing that’s real.” The airline, like nearly all other carriers, confirmed to Newsweek they require masks for the duration of all flights and the disruptive passenger was arrested at Belfast International Airport....